Is your house built upon the Rock?

Karen Soole  |  Comment
Date posted:  12 Aug 2025
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Is your house built upon the Rock?

Artistic interpretation of 'The Wise and Foolish Builders' (Luke 6v46-49). Source: ChatGPT

The Sunday School classic "The Wise Man Built His House Upon the Rock" is unlikely to lead to crying.

Written in 1948, generations of children enjoyed it primarily due to its exaggerated actions and the finale of a big crash at the end.

Musically, the song is dated, but it still functions as an easy song for pre-schoolers to learn. The message it contains, however, is anything but easy.

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